Manhattan Avenue

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Manhattan Avenue is the name of two streets in New York City.

Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint
Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint

[edit] Brooklyn

Manhattan Avenue is the major shopping street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Greenpoint has a high concentration of Polish culture and of Polish-named businesses and signage. The north end was formerly connected to Long Island City by the Vernon Boulevard Bridge. The south end is at Broadway. A southern part of the avenue is one way north bound; the rest is two-way. The IND Crosstown Line subway runs under Manhattan Avenue.

Looking north, at 116th Street
Looking north, at 116th Street

[edit] Manhattan

Not an originally planned street of New York City, Manhattan Avenue in Manhattan Valley saw its first buildings in 1885, a group of row houses on its western side. These buildings were brick with stone and terra-cotta trim[1]. The now defunct New York Cancer Hospital, a landmark since 1976[2] is nearby on Central Park West.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Streetscapes/Manhattan Avenue Between 104th and 106th Streets; 1880's Brick Row Houses With a Bostonian Air - New York Times
  2. ^ Streetscapes/Manhattan Avenue Between 104th and 106th Streets; 1880's Brick Row Houses With a Bostonian Air - New York Times
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